Ironing cabinet



Patented Aug. 7, 1928.

j UNITED STATES- PA'FENT oFFlc-n.

DAY, CHANNING MCCBAY, on osHxosH, WISCONSIN, Assiduo?. 'ro raggiunti;y PAIN-E1, on MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.

:Ronnie CABINET.

Application filed October 31, 1924; Serial No. 747,023.

The invention relates to ironing cabinets and more particularly to the type which 1s adapted to be built into the wall ofl a room.

The object of' theinvention is to provide an ironing `cabinet of simple and durable construction whereby one orv morel ironing boards may be eompactly housed and readily brought to a rigid operative position,y and more specifically the object is to improve on` the construction of the device disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 670,894, with the View of facilitating `assembly and effecting economies in manufacture.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly deiined by the annexed claims.

In the drawings, Fig; 1 is a front elevation ofthe device before being installed and with the parts in their closed position, parts being broken away andl parts being shown in section;

Fig, 2 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but with the parts ink their open position;

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary detail view of one side of the housing frame, parts being shown in section;

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View taken on the jline 5-5 of Fig. 1 with the ironing board removed but including a door and casing; and p Fig. 6 is a detail perspective viewv of one of the ironing board supports.

In these drawings numeral 10 designates a vertically disposed rectangular housing frame closed at the rear by a panel 11, preferably of veneer. The frame 1()y includes uprights 12 rigidly secured in spaced rela tion by cross members 13 and the panel'11. The frame is adapted to be built into the` wall and for this purpose is providedy with a casing 14 on which is hinged a door 15, as seen in Fig. 5. Y

'Ihe ironing board 1G of usual shape has one end formed with a groove 17 vin which is saddled a cylindrical rod 18 securedto the board to form trunnions 19 ro'eetinor bey yond the edges ofthe board a ldistance suitable to pass between the uprights 12 of the frame 10. The trunnions 1.9 are adapted to move along the edges of aligned L-shaped guides 2O nailed orotherwise suitably secured to the inner faces of the; uprights 12,

the lower legs 21 of the guides projecting forwardlyv adjacent the intermediate rcross member 13 of the housing frame.

In the rclosed position of the device, as'y seen in Fig. 2, the trunnions 19`rest on the ,upper edges of the legs 21, and the board is retained in a vertical position by its dispositionI behind a stop 22 secured to one of the uprights 12. A,

When it is desired to bring the board-.froml its closed position, asseen in Fig. 2,- to its open position, as seen in Fig'. 3, it is momentarily tilted laterally to rest on one trunnion so that the board may clear the stop22, and it is then swung forwardly about its trunnions 19I which pivot 'on the upper edges of the legs21-of they L-shaped guides 20. The trunnions arev tlienl moved upwardly against `the guides 201' simultaneously with a furtherk forwardA andv downward movement of the outer-end ofthe boar-dy A transverse Vsupport 23 extends betweenothe uprights 12 at the upper ends of the guides 20, and; whenthe ltrunnions reach the upper edge ofthe support they are slid inwardly and downwardly along the inclined upperv face 24 ofy the support, ythe board' being held in an inclinedposition during this movement. The outer end of the board is then lowered to rock the inner end on the forward upper edge 25l of the transverse support 23 until the trunnions. rest in concave pockets 26 inthe lower edge of atransverse support 27extending between the uprights 12 and against the rear panel 11. This last movement of the boardibrings. it into a horizontal position with the trunnioned end held against verticali displaee ment by its engagement'l withv the Aforward upper edge 25 of the transverse support 23 and the lower face 28 of the transverse. support 27, while the concave pockets in the transverse support 27 in which the trunnions 19 rest will prevent the horizontal displacement of the board. The board-receiving. entrance passagebetween the transverse `supports 23 and 27 may be defined as inclined. rearwardly and downwardly, constraining the movement of the board' therethrough in; correspondingly inclined position, and' it will: be apparent that the lacement ofv the with respect to the Tower edge of the upper support is the essentlal consideration in determining such movement ofthe board.

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The concave pockets 26 in the transverse support 27 are preferably formed by shaping a wooden member with a cross section identical with hat through the concave recess desired and then cutting,` the underside away at the intermediate and end portions to form the lower flat face 28, thus leaving projections 2T near its ends containing` the recesses and forming depending abutments at the forward edges `of the concave recesses. In securing the ends of the transverse supports 23 and 27 in the uprights l2, they are preferably let'into recesses 29 in the inner faces of the uprights, and are secured therein by nails 30 or other fastening' members.

To support the board lG in its horizontal position, arms 3i are pivoted by dowels 32 to the ends of a cleatV 33 secured transversely below the board interi'i'iediatc its ends. rlfhe arms 3l are held in spaced relation by cross pieces to form a rigid frame 35j and are inclinable to bring their lower ends into abutment with a cross piece 36 secured between the iilprights l2 of the housing frame7 preferably adjacent one of the cross members 13. ln order to relieve the dowels 32 of thrust the upper ends 37 of the arms 31 are suitably rounded to bear in concave sockets 33 formed adjacent the ends of the cleat 33, as seenin Figs. l and 3.

The lower ends ofthe arms 3l are guided into abutment with the cross piece 36 by a metal ro`d39 passing` through slots 4i() in the arms and secured between the upriglits 12 of the housing frame. The red 39 also facilw itates the folding;` of the board and prevents rthe outward movement of the lower end of the board when itis in folded condition.

The board 1G brought to its closed position by lifting the free end to the inclination shown in dotted lines in Fig. ll, whereupon it is withdrawn to bring` the trunnions 19 forwardly of the transverse support 23, from which position the trunnions descend to a position adjacent the upper edges of the legs 2l of the guide members 2O simultaneously with an upward swinging movement of the board to its vertical position against the transverse support 23 and behind the stop 22,

which it passesby beingtilted laterally when engaging the outer cam surface 22 of the stop. l

A. sleeve board 3l has one end provided with trunnions l2 similar to those on the board 16. recesses 4:3 in the upright-s l2 at a suitable height above the transverse support 27 and adjacent the rear panel ll. ln its closed position, as seen in Fig. 2, the sleeve board is held in a vertical position by its engagement with a spring clip all secured to the panel 11. ln the open position ready for use, as seen vin Fig. 3, the sleeve board is secured in a horizontal position above the board 16 by a brace member 45 pivoted to a The trunnions are journalled inV bracket 46 secured to the underside of the board, the lower lend of the brace member being in abutment with the transverse sup port 27 and the panel 11. The board 16 holds the garments olf the licor in a convenient location adjacent the sleeve board when the latter is in operative position. lVhen not in use during the course of an ironing, the sleeve board may be readily swung back out of the way to a vertical position. v Y rllhe two lower cross members 13 and the upriglits l2 form a compartment 47 in which the iron and other equipment may be stored when not in use.

The device of the present invention is of simple and compactV character and the boards lock rigidly in operative position with verj7 little manipulation. The con.- struction of the device affords facility in assembly and enables it to be inexpensively manufactured.v f

What l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters .Patent is:

l. In an ironing cabinet, the combination of a frame including spaced uprights, aV

pair of transverse members extending` hori yontally between said uprights Aand spaced to form a board-receiving entrance passage between thein, one of said transverse members being disposed above the other and hav#v ing,` a pocket in its lower face defined at its forward edge by a depending abutment spaced rearwardly from the upper edge of said lower transverse member, and an ironing board having its inner end movable between said uprights and provided with a projection adapted to seat in said pocket behind said abutment, the inner end of said ironing` board being slidably y engageable with the upper edge of said lower transverse member during insertion into said passage.

and being adapted to fulcrum on the upper edge of said lower transverse member after such insertion for. effecting' a horizontal disposition of the board and for .seating said projection in said pocket in engagement with said depending abutment to prevent the forward displacement of the board, landV said boardA being alternatively retained in upright position within the frame in front of the lower transverse member and with the inner end of said board below said transverse members.

2. In an ironinygpcabinet, the combination of a frame including` spaced uprights, a pair of transverse members extending horizontally between said upright-s and spaced tol form a board-receiving entrance passageV between them, one of said transverse members being disposed above the other end having pockets in its lower face adjacent its ends, each pocket being deiined at itsforward edge by a depending abutment spaced rearwardly from the upper edge of said lower transverse member, and an ironing board having its inner end provided with trunnions movable between said -uprights and adapted to seat in said pockets, the inner trunnioned end of said ironing board being slidably engageable with the upper edge of said lower transverse member during insertion into said passage and being adapted to fulcrum on the upper edge of said lower transverse member after such insertion for effecting a horizontal disposition of the board and for seating said trunnions in said pockets in engagement with said depending abutments to prevent-the forward displacement of the board, and said board being alternatively retained in uprightvposition within the frame in front of said lower transverse member and with the inner end of said board below said transverse members.

3. In an ironing board cabinet, the combination of a frame including spaced uprights7 an ironing board movable at one end between said uprights and provided with trunnions at said end, a transverse support extendingr between said uprights at an intermediate portion and having an inclined upper face terminating at an elevated forward edge, a second transverse support spaced upwardly and rearwardly from said firstnamed transverse support and including depending abutments at its ends deining the forward edges of trunnion-receiving pockets and defining with said lower support an inclined entrance passage for said ironing board, said ironing board being longitudinally movable into said inclined passage between said supports in a rearwardly and downwardly inclined position andmovable ture.

DAY CHANNING MCCRAY.

In vtestimony whereof, I aix my signa- 

